AN: Hey guys, what's going on? After all these KR fics that I've made, I've decided to mix things up a bit. So here's my new fic featuring Garo and Zero! Now Showtime!

Disclaimer: I do not own GARO or Infinite Stratos

Chapter 1: Two New Students

(Years ago)

Where there is light, shadows lurk and fear reigns. Yet by the Blade of Knights, mankind was given hope. But that hope can only be found in sometimes, the most unexpected places.

"I can't believe we're wasting our time scoring two brats." An armed henchman said. He and his comrade were ordered to capture the two younger twin siblings of one of the strongest IS users in the world; Chifuyu Orimura.

Behind him and his friend were the tied up and gagged blue-haired brown-eyed twins; Ichika and Madoka. The two were trying to get out of this but they couldn't.

"Shut it." His comrade said. "Our orders are to secure these brats, not complain. Besides if things go to plan here, I might get an IS." She said. "So just be quiet and don't ruin this for me, whelp."

The male grunted in irritation. Ever since the debut of IS, females have been gaining a higher power than the males. The two were simply watching and the male soldier walked up to his partner.

"What?" His comrade asked.

"I really hate your tone. We're supposed to be partners and you want a damn weapon to yourself?"He asked.

"You don't like it then do something about it."

"Actually…I will." He said before transforming his hand into a demonic claw and plunged it deep into his partner's stomach. The twins watched in horror as she puked blood. He removed his claw before he transformed his face to a demonic one. He roared as his comrade fell before eating her.

The twins had horrified faces as the man finished eating her and walked up to them.

"It wasn't supposed to be like this, but I'm tired of this bullshit! All these damn women think they're better than anyone! I'm sick of it all!" The man screamed and Madoka whispered to her twin. Despite being gagged, Ichika understood what she said.

"I'm scared…"

The man laughed.

"I'm sorry but I can't let anyone know what happened here." The guard said before showing his claw. "It's nothing personal." He said but before he struck, he was kicked away by a man.

He had dark hair that reached to his neck and was wearing a silver necklace along with a black duster. On the back of the duster was a strange symbol and the man pulled out two shortswords. He looked at the captured twins before looking at the guard.

"Wow, a pedophile Horror, that's new." The man mocked before the guard noticed his swords.

"Makai Knight!"The guard recognized.

"Makai Knights." A male voice clarified before the guard was attacked from behind. The guard moved back before another man revealed himself. He was wearing a black outfit but also had a white duster on with the emblem of a gold triangle. He pulled out a sword and pointed it at the guard before looking at the captured twins. "What were you planning to do with these kids?"

"Wouldn't you like to know?" The man responded before attacking the man in white. As they were fighting, the man in black went over to the kids. He sliced the rope and took off their gags.

"Get somewhere safe." The man instructed and the twins nodded before running off and hiding somewhere safe. The man positioned his shortswords and charged to aid his comrade.

The two men were fighting the guard until they knocked him aside.

"Damn you!" He cursed before transforming into a monstrous demonic-like form.
The two men seemed unhinged at the appearance before they raised their swords and… "Oh no you don't!" he said before smacking them and their swords went flying. The weapons landed near the twins.

The men were too busy defending themselves against the demon while Ichika and Madoka looked at the fallen weapons.

"Madoka, they need help." Ichika said as he approached the longsword.

"Okay." She said, even if they didn't know them, they just saved their lives so it's the twins' turn to do the same by getting their weapons back.

Ichika approached the longsword and tried to lift it but it was too heavy and the same goes for Madoka and the shortswords. But after seeing the men having a lot of trouble, the twins managed to life the weapons and move.

The man in black kicked the Horror away while the man in white's ring started talking.

"Look!" It said.

The two men looked and to their surprise, they see the twins holding their man in black looked especially surprised when seeing Madoka with his swords.

"Catch!"They said before throwing the swords to them and they caught.

The two raised their arms with their swords and twirled them in a circular motion. They saw huge rings of lights over their heads before becoming portals and dropping armor pieces on them.

The man in white was soon clad in golden armor and his sword became a golden longsword.

The man in black was soon clad in silver armor and his swords turned into silver refined scimitars.

The common similarity that their armor resembled to those of knights and their helmets had a wolf motif.

Ichika and Madoka's jaws dropped while the Horror only roared at the knights. The Gold knight charged first and gave the Horror a fatal cut before the Silver Knight jumped from the Gold Knight's shoulder and landed behind the Horror before jabbing it through the back with his swords. The Golden Knight then stabbed it through the chest.

The Horror puked blood before it exploded. The young twins stared at awe before the Knights approached them. The Golden Knight faced Ichika while the Silver Knight faced Madoka. After that day, nothing was the same for the Orimuras. It was only a matter of minutes before Chifuyu saw the four and gaped at awe of the Makai Knights.

(Play In My World by ROOKiEZ is PUNK'D)

The song starts off with the Garo and Zero swords on the screen which are soon replaced with Zaruba and Silva. Soon everything in front of the camera was replaced with the title.

[Dark side in my heart is. Nugisarenai kako no kanashimi. It's alright kokoro ni mo nai. Blastar hanachi te wo nobashita.] We soon see the Orimura twins walking through the city. They talked to each other casually as well as to their Madogu but in the mirrors nearby, Ichika's reflection was replaced with Garo while Madoka's was replaced with Zero.

[Sakete toorenai michi wa. Itsu kara ka konna data. Shoshite daremo inakunatta.] The camera then changes to the inside of a cathedral where the light is shined through the stain glass window and behind it were several of the armored Makai Knights, Garo and Zero included. They were soon replaced with girls and Chifuyu, in her Makai outfit, was among them. The camera soon moved to another room in the cathedral where Ichika and Madoka's back were facing each other and were at a good distance. In their hands were there swords and they gripped them tightly.

Then the scene is replaced with Horror blood being spilled on the floor.

[Unmei nante kuso kurae. Yarikirenakute cry for pride!] In a mixture of blue and green flames, Garo and Zero were side-by-side before looking up at the dark version of Garo, Jaaku.

[Ah ah ah alone in my world. Hibikiku ai no uta. Yuganda sekai magatte negai. Kuzuresatte iku risou to ashita. Haite suteru hodo ni taikutsu data. Good bye, precious life.] Back in the room where Horror blood was spilled on the floor, Chifuyu was investigating it along with the corpses of Horrors surrounding it. She quickly turned out to see Ichika and Madoka killing a couple of Horrors that were coming for her with their swords. They turned around and smiled at her. She returned the smiled before pulling out her enchanted pistol and shooting the nearby Horrors.

[Unmei nante nurikaete. Kizu darake ni natte try for pride!] Ichika looked at the field where he and Madoka trained as kids with their masters watching before leaving.

[Ah ah ah alone in my world! Soredemo ai wo utau.] Madoka looked at the playground where she and Ichika played as kids with Chifuyu watching before leaving.

[Hizunda sekai todokazu negai.] Chifuyu looked at the ceiling of their house where she and her younger sibling would watch the stars before leaving.

[Kizuki ageteku kizuna to ashita. Haite sutete mo kekkyoku taisetsu nana. It's my precious life.] The city was lit in the night time and the twins along with the girls were in there ISs overlooking the city.

[Dark cloud in my heart is. Harewatari michi ni hikari was shashita. Let's fight osore wa nai. Moroha no tsurugi furikazashita.] Back on the twins' walk, the girls were trying to catch up to them as they presumed their path. That was until they bumped into Chifuyu who just sighed and gave them a smiled before the twins ran through her. The song ends with Ichika and Madoka pulling out their swords and slashing the screen.

(Present)

Ever since that day, the Orimura twins became part of the Makai Knights; an elite group of warriors who have dedicated their lives to hunting the demons known as Horrors who cross over from the netherworld using "inga" (sin) portals. They take hold of human hearts and possess them before cannibalizing them.

Makai Knights use weapons and armor made of a magical component called Soul Metal, which is fatal to the skin and weigh tons or light as a feather to trained Makai Knights. Makai Knights use their weapons to summon their armor. Usually only Makai Knights are male.

Ever since that day, Ichika and Madoka were trained to be Makai Knights. Madoka was the first and only female Makai Knight after discovering that she could control Soul Metal with minimal training. She was trained under the Makai Knight that saved her, Rei Suzumura, the Silver Knight.

Ichika was trained under Kouga Saezima, the Golden Knight. Together, Ichika and Madoka trained to become faster, smarter, and stronger Makai Knights although like their masters, they established some sort of rivalry with each other but it was friendly.

Right now, Ichika and Madoka were training in their basement at home.

Ichika and Madoka were wearing black outfits and stared at each other. Ichika wielded what looked like a Chinese Tai Chi Sword while Madoka wielded a shortsword in each hand.

The two started at each other before walking in a circle, not talking their eyes off each other. The moment they stopped was the moment they charged. Ichika tried to make the first slash but Madoka flipped back before diving in. Ichika blocked it and the twins were locked in. Thye looked at each other until they heard a noise, they looked and saw a giant pendulum heading their way.

The two jumped back as the pendulum attempted to get them. They stared at each other and when the pendulum passed again, madoka jumped right for Ichika. Ichika moved to the side before trying to slash Madoka, only for her to dodge it. Madoka tried piercing his side but right before she can, she noticed Ichika's blade at her cheek while both of her swords were near his sides.

The two stared at each other before...

"Tie?"

"Tie."

The two sheathed their weapons and approached upstairs.

"Man, when are we going to get a new mission?" Madoka asked, anxious to continue a little bet that she and her brother had.

"Patience is a virtue, Madoka." Ichika calmly answered before the two went to their rooms and placed their weapons away. They soon met up in the living room but while Madoka was relaxing on the couch, Ichika noticed a red letter on the doorstep with no one on the other side. This only meant one thing, orders from the Makai Order. There were certain times that two letters would show up meaning the two have separate assignments. It appears that only one letter was given meaning that they're partners on this run.

Ichika walked up to Madoka who noticed the letter in his hand.

"Is that-?" Madoka asked.

Ichika nodded. He then got his Madou Lighter out and opened it, revealing a green flame. He lit the letter and burned it to pieces. The fragments flew around and formed a message for the twin Makai Knights. They read it.

"One of the Horrors possessed an IS at IS Academy. Slay it immediately." Ichika read.

"Well, looks like we're going demon slaying tonight, huh?" Madoka said with subtle excitement since they keep track of their kill ratio which was 86-86.

"Hold on, they're not just going to let us in easily." Ichika said. It's true, everyone's on edge of the IS every since its debut and going into the IS Academy isn't going to be easy unless you have either official business there or a position there. "Plus everyone would be suspicious of Chifuyu if they knew who we are."

Ever since they were taken into the Makai Order, Chifuyu joined as well but as a Makai Priestess. Despite being old to start, she was a genius in that field and managed to pass training early, catching up with most priests. She kept a position in IS Academy to keep a low profile while watching the district for any Horror activities.

"Then I guess I'll go then." Madoka answered. "Only girls can use an IS after all."

"And they say only men can become Makai Knights but you broke that tradition a long time ago. Besides, you and I were assigned as partners for this mission. Wherever you'll go, I'll go." Ichika tried to reason before thinking. "Maybe I could try and do the same with an IS but...we don't gave an IS or enrolled into the school."

"Well, there is Tabane." Madoka reminded. Tabane didn't have a role in the Order but...let's just say she crossed paths with them. "We'll just contact her and see if there's anything she can do."

Just on cue, a box flew into the window and landed in between the twins and was addressed to them. They looked at the card on it and saw Tabane's picture.

"She creeps me out sometimes when she does this." Madoka said.

The twins looked at the card before turning it to see a note.

"Hey! Hey! Ik-kun and Ma-chan! Your Makai Order told me you guys were needed for the Academy so I wasted no time and made you these! I also managed to register you two as students and Chifuyu knows. She agreed but she won't allow you to wear the uniform or go into the dorms. Anyways, good luck and say hi to Houki for me over there!"

"Wait, I'm a student?" Ichika said and was a little surprised, IS Academy was an all-girls school. And technically, he just became the first male IS pilot and the first male student to attend the school.

Madoka couldn't help but laugh at his situation.

The twins soon opened the box to see a gold mechanical bracelet and a silver one. Ichika took the gold one and Madoka took the Silver. They hooked them onto their wrists. They saw there IS's designation on the bracelets. It said, 'Gold Knight' and 'Silver Knight'.

Tabane's card also mentioned that they start class today so there was no time wasting. Ichika went into his room to find his white duster with the symbol of a golden triangle on the back, hanging nearby. He took it and placed it on. He looked to his right and saw his sheathed sword. He grabbed the red wood sheath before withdrawing the sword. He looked at it before sheathing it and placing it in his duster. On his table he saw his silver skull ring on its stand and took it.

"Come on, Zaruba. We have a job." Ichika said before the ring started talking.

"What is it now, Ichika? I wanted more rest." Zaruba complained.

Ichika only chuckled before placing Zaruba on.

In Madoka's room, she took out her black duster with the symbol of two swords going through some sort of figure on the back. She placed it on before taking out her shortswords and practiced them with it. She then sheathed them in her coat and saw her silver necklace that looked like a lady with a wolfish mask. She took it.

"Ready for a new job, Silva?" Madoka asked.

"You bet!" Silva responded before Madoka placed her around her neck. The win met in the living before packing up regular school supplied. The two Madogu were surprised and somewhat confused.

"So where are we going?" Zaruba asked.

"School." Ichika answered.

"Why there? Is it for the job?" Silva asked.

"Yeah, there's a Horror possessing an IS at IS Academy. We're going to go kill it." Madoka explained.

"IS Academy, that all-girls school?" Zaruba asked, surprised especially since Ichika and Madoka are using the covers of students for that school.

"Why are you surprised?" Silva asked.

"Well Ichika is the only male there, right?" He answered before addressing Ichika. "Aren't you a little nervous? I mean, it's been two years since Rika's …incident."

"He has a point." Madoka added in. Ichika looked at her. "You haven't really been able to come to terms with what happened to Rika. Are you sure you can get over it?"

Ichika sighed. Rika was a Makai Priestess that he and Madoka worked with over a few assignments and during that course of time, Ichika and Rika grew close until…an incident happened. But since then Ichika couldn't stop blaming himself for that.

"If the Order wants us to do a job like this, then fine. I can't my emotions get in the way again like that incident." Ichika answered grimly before changing his mood back to his optimistic one. "But I'd be lysing if I said I wasn't nervous but what's the worst that can happen?" He said before he and Madoka went outside.

"Do you actually think he's over it?" Silva whispered to her partner.

"Not for me to say but, I'll keep a close eye on him." Madoka answered before she and her brother got o the bikes and revved up their engines. They got their helmets on before going off to IS Academy.

(IS Academy)

A few of the teachers were watching a training match and one of which was Chifuyu. She received her letter from the Makai Order and had to put up with her younger siblings coming to school here. She managed to convince the staff here to accept them along with a few advantages.

Soon she noticed one IS fighting at an expert skill but noticed that the pilot looked pale as death for some reason.

"Stop the fight." Chifuyu ordered and one of the teachers nodded.

"Enough!" The teacher said but while on Is stopped the other didn't and continued fighting. "I said stop!"

'Just as I thought.' Chifuyu concluded.

"Hey, enough you won already!" The other IS pilot said while the strange one was still going but was soon forcefully stopped before passing out.

"Get that girl to the infirmary but put her IS in a repair bay." Chifuyu instructed.

"Right away, miss." Another teacher said before leaving.

Chifuyu looked at the staff getting the passed out girl out with her IS in its inactive mode. Chifuyu kept her eyes on her until she was gone from the arena.

"This is going to be a tough Horror to beat." She whispered to herself before leaving to greet her new homeroom class.

(In a nearby class)

Ichika was feeling a little left out while Madoka wasn't exaclty having an easy time herself.

"You sure you can handle this?" Zaruba asked again.

"I'm sure." Ichika assured. "Besides, job comes first, right? I have to find some way to kill time for now."

"Are you sure that Rika-?"

"I'm over it, Zaruba. You and the others don't have to worry." Ichika assured.

"Okay then." Zaruba said but he wasn't convinced.

"Everyone's here, right? Then let's start the student homeroom meeting." The vice homeroom teacher, Maya Yamada, stood in front of the blackboard as she earnestly smiled at everyone.

She had a petite figure, and doesn't look any different than a student. However, wearing clothes that didn't quite match her body made her look even more petite. And it looked ever more out of place with her large olive green eyes, behind her hazy glasses.

"Then everyone, let's get along with each other over the next year~"

However, the classroom was filled with an awkward mood, nobody reacted.

"Is she really a teacher here?" Zaruba asked, surprised on how young she looks.

"I'm wondering the same thing." Ichika replied.

"She looks really young." Silva commented.

"Tell me about it." Madoka replied.

And still no one answered but Ichika felt gazes on him from nearly all the females here, save for his sister. She just had her feet propped on the desk and leaned back before whispering to Silva. What also made this more awkward for Ichika is that his seat was in the front middle row of the class. He turned his eyes to the window and saw an old childhood friend, Houki Shinonono, staring at him.

She then turned her head quite irritably and pretended to look out the windows.

"That's Tabane's sister?" Zaruba whispered.

"Yeah, she's an old childhood friend." Ichika answered.

"She looks irritated, did you do something to her?" Zaruba asked.

"Doubt it, she probably just blames her sister for me and Madoka being here." Ichika deducted.

Madoka caught the glare from Houki as well and sent one back before her twin gave her a reassuring smile and a cool look.

"He's quite relaxed despite being in an all-girls school." Silva quietly commented.

"Well his master was as a calm as a rock, Ichika must've learned it from him." Madoka said.

"Ichika Orimura." Maya called.

"Yes?" Ichika responded calmly.

"The self-introductions; we started from 'A' but now were at 'O' for Orimura now. So pl-please, could you introduce yourself? Co-Could you?" Maya asked nervously, no doubt that she was nervous that the first male IS pilot was in her room.

"Cute." Zaruba commented, seeing her nervousness but Ichika ignored it.

"Of course." He responded before he got up from his seat and turned to face the class. Despite the glares he was receiving, especially from Houki, Ichika took a deep breath before he introduced himself. "I'm Ichika Orimura and I'll admit that being the first male IS pilot is really pressuring but I have no doubt that I can learn a lot here along with my sister about controlling it. Nice to meet you all." He said before bowing and sitting down.

There were a few squeals form the classroom before he turned around and sat.

"First day here and you're already a ladies' man." Zaruba joked.

"First impressions are always important." Ichika replied before looking up to see Chifuyu in her suit.

"Ah, Ms. Orimura. Is the meeting over already?" Maya asked.

"Yeah, Ms. Yamada. It must've been pretty tough, forcing all the students here to introduce themselves." Chifuyu replied.

"It's nothing. I don't mind, it is one of my duties as the assistant homeroom teacher." Maya explained, in a more energetic and an attentive look. But it was obvious that she was embarrassed.

"Everyone, my name is Chifuyu Orimura, and my duty is that for one year, I'll be training you in the operations and controls of IS. Everything I teach you, you have to remember and understand. To those who don't, I'll teach it until they understand. My job is to thoroughly train you in your youth, from the age of 15 to 16. You can oppose my attitude but you have to listen to what I say. Roger that?"

That was then the shriek of excitement broke the Orimura family's ears.

"It's Chifuyu, it's the real Chifuyu herself!"

"I've always been your follower!"

"I came to this school from North Kyuushuu because I admire you!"

"I came all the way from southern Hokkaido!"

"I am so happy to be taught by you, Chifuyu!"

"I'll gladly die for you, Chifuyu!"

Chifuyu sighed as she slightly lowered head and placed one arm through her hair.

"It's really quite a sight to see this many idiots gathered every year. Are these idiots all coming just to my class for a special reason?" She sighed, unsurprised by the attitude here.

'That's what we're wondering…' Both Makai Knights and Madogu thought.

"PLEASE SCOLD AND ABUSE US MORE!"

"BUT BE NICE AT TIMES!"

"AND BE EXTREMELY ELEGANT AFTERWARDS!"

"Your sister definitely has her work cut out for her here." Silva commented.

"Silence, dammit!" Chifuyu yelled out, and instantly no other girl spoke up. "Good. Now then, we still have introductions to get through. Madoka Orimura, I believe it's your turn to speak, isn't it?"

The youngest Orimura nodded before she stood up and dusted her duster before speaking.

"My name is Madoka Orimura. I'm Ichika's twin sister and like him, I have no doubt that we'll learn a lot here especially learning our true potential with the IS. I don't really work well with others besides my family but I think I can get through that to become exceptional students with each other. Nice to meet you!" Madoka said.

Madoka received the same response that Ichika had.

"Hold on, why aren't you two wearing the standard uniforms here?" A student asked.

The twins were wearing their usual Makai attire which were just black outfits with dusters on.

"Because they're allowed to." Chifuyu answered for them. "Where they came from, they recently graduated at a skill level beyond college." She said, which was a half lie.

Makai training was technically a learning experience and Kouga and Rei did teach them more than what college would.

"EH!?" More cries got out. "But you two are 15!"

"We advanced a lot." Ichika answered calmly. The two twins weren't surprised that Chifuyu was their homeroom teacher, considering why they came here in the first place. He looked up at Chifuyu. "I look forward to being in your class…Ms. Orimura." Ichika said addressing formally since she's the teacher here.

"Good, anyways, my job is to also teach students impartially so don't expect anyone here getting much special treatment especially these two." Chifuyu said, pointing at her younger siblings. "Other than that, just call me Ms. Orimura."

"Yes, Ms. Orimura…"

"Wait, does this mean that the Orimura twins are Chifuyu's younger siblings?" A random student realized.

"Maybe that has something to do with him being the only male in the world who can use an IS?"

"Great, I want him to switch over." Another student said.

Both Madogu silently chuckled.

"You two are getting more popular by the second." Zaruba chuckled.

"You two definitely have your work cut out here." Silva agreed.

"You're not helping!" Both twins responded in synch.

"Even her little sister is as cool."

"Madoka is not bad too!" A student said as the gossiping continued before Chifuyu resumed speaking.

"Now then, I'll have you people memorize the basics of IS within the next six months. After that it's hands-on, you should let the basic maneuvers sink into your body within half a month. Okay? If you agree, answer me. If you don't, still answer me."

"Hai!" Everyone responded,

The twins really zoned out throughout the rest of the day because their Makai training was more than compared to here.

"Hey, Ichika." Zaruba quietly called.

"What?"

"You know how to pilot an IS, right? Because they're going to grow anticipated to see you in action." Zaruba explained.

"An IS is a weapon like my blade. I can master it just as I did with my sword." Ichika answered. "Plus I've seen Chifuyu's old footage of her when she was still active."

Soon break came by and the twins were talking to each other.

"Well this is an interesting first day so far." Madoka started.

"Tell me about it. Did Chifuyu say anything to you regarding our…assignment?" Ichika asked in a low tone, not wanting attention.

"Hai." Madoka whispered. "She gave this to me while Ms. Yamada was speaking." She revealed a note in her hand and Ichika read it.

"Meet me after school to discuss plans." It said.

"Good, finally some progress done here." Zaruba said.

Just then the twins heard footsteps and saw Houki approaching them. She looked at the two before she looked at the door.

"You two have a moment?" She asked.

(On the rooftop)

"So any reason you called us up here?" Madoka asked.

"Uhm…" Houki started.

"Take your time." Ichika said. "It's been six years since we've seen each other."

Houki didn't say anything as she was looking for an answer to give to her childhood friends.

"By the way, last year, you won the national kendo tournament, right?" Ichika said.

Houki looked surprised.

"H-How do you know that!?"

"The newspaper, like how you'd find any news." Madoka replied.

"Why do you two even read the newspaper?" Houki asked, slightly panicked.

"What's the big deal with you? That's a funny way of greeting friends that you haven't seen for six years." Madoka noted. "But I have to admit, you look good."

"She's right, you still look the same from before." Ichika smiled. "Even your hairstyle stayed the same."

"You have a really good memory…" Houki answered as she slightly blushed before playing with her hair a bit.

"So what have you been up to besides that?" Madoka asked.

"Not much also speaking of news, I've read about what happened to you guys regarding…the second Mondo Grosso. What happened?" Houki asked, out of concern.

Mondo Grosso was the IS Internal Fighting Torunament, Chifuyu was supposed to participate in this but during the competition Ichika and Madoka were kidnapped. Chifuyu had to withdraw to travel and rescue them only to see them saved by their future Makai mentors. That was the day all three joined the Makai Order.

"Hell if I know, one second it was a normal day and the next was chaos." Madoka answered.

"Tell me about it." Ichika muttered. "But we were saved."

"By Chifuyu?" Houki asked.

"Not exactly, there were two other people. Vigilantes, I think." Madoka answered, which was half true.

"Good…I was actually worried when I read about it." Houki admitted. Just then the bell rang.

"Guess we'll talk later." Ichika said.

"R-Right." Houki said before going back down to class first.

Madoka looked at her twin.

"You know what she wanted you to say, right?" Madoka asked, referring the kendo thing.

"Yeah…" Ichika said.

"What thing?" Zaruba asked.

"Six years ago, I said that if she won the national kendo tournament of our grade then…I would be her boyfriend but the tournament never happened because the day of the tournament was the day that her sister debuted the IS and had to move because of that." Ichika explained.

"Wow that explains a few things about her." Zaruba said. "Did you think that she was going to bring it up?"

"Probably, but it's not like I would accept either way now." Ichika answered coldly. "Right now, the Horror here is what concerns me. Now come on, let's get back to class." Ichika said before leaving. Madoka stared at him before he was gone.

"He really took Rika's death hard." Silva muttered.

"We all did, but he took it the most." Madoka answered, remembering how not only Rika's death but how she and Chifuyu had to comfort him. "There's no doubt that he still blames himself for what happened to her." She replied as she took a piece of candy out form her duster before eating it.

"Should we confront him about it?" The silver necklace asked.

"I don't think this is something we can help with. Besides, he's right; the Horror here should come first before all other things but…"

"You're still worried about your big twin brother? How cute." Silva responded.

"Shut it." Madoka playfully responded before going back to class as well.

(In class)

"Alright, any questions at this point?" Maya asked as she was teaching.

No one really answered and the twins kept to themselves, not wanting to cause any unwanted attention. Ichika and Madoka nearly had a hard time reading due to not receiving a reference book but Zaruba and Silva managed to talk them through it.

Unknown to them, a certain blonde student was eyeing them. Soon the second break came and the three Orimura siblings were talking to each other.

"I received the letter this morning as well." Chifuyu quietly whispered not wanting attention but everyone else thought she was just catching up with her siblings. "I saw the Horror during the match this morning. I had it locked up in a repair bay but…"

"I don't like the sound of this." Zaruba commented.

"It went missing during the first break. I already have some people looking for it." Chifuyu explained.

"This Horror sure loves to fight, it'll come back." Ichika commented.

"Then we'll give it a good one." Madoka said. "Any idea where it went?"

"No doubt to find a new puppet to use, I'm currently working on a spell to try to contain it the next time we capture it and one to keep anybody out of our business." Chifuyu explained. "Just remember, I may be good in memory manipulation spells but even they have their limits."

Just then the blonde girl approached the three and looked at Chifuyu.

"Ms. Orimura, may have I moment with these two?" The girl asked with a British accent.

"Of course." Chifuyu said before looking at her younger siblings. "Don't forget to study it. I want the two of you to memorize the reference book within a week…or else" She said to throw off suspicion but they were definitely sure that was a real threat.

"Hai!" The two responded and Chifuyu was gone. They then looked at the girl. "Yeah?"

"What a response!" The girl remarked looking a bit offended while the twins were confused. "Just with me talking to you two should be enough to make you feel greatly honored. Can't either of you have a better attitude?"

"Respect work both ways, you respect us and we respect you." Madoka answered.

"Besides we don't even know who you are." Ichika commented as well.

"You don't recognize who I am? Me, Cecilia Alcott? The representative candidate student for England and top scorer of the school's entrance exam?" Cecilia responded.

The twins just sighed; this was the typical attitude of women in today's society. In current day society, due to the IS, women are given higher status. It's not just a privilege, but even the archetype of 'women = great' came into being. At the same time, men were relegated to being slaves, manual labor. Right now in the city, it's not rare to see men being abused by women they never met on the streets.

Usually the Order advises strongly against intervening in the world of human affairs unless it involves Horrors but it doesn't change the fact that this newfound attitude in society had irritated a lot of the Knights due to it interfering with the jobs.

"Not really." The two said in synch. They really could care less.

"How dare you! I'll have you know that I'm the elite amongst elites." Cecilia barked at them, now annoyed at their attitude. "I even beat the instructor at the entrance exam." She gloated.

'We defeated worse than that.' Both Knights and Madogu thought.

"You really are doing a good job representing the elites by beating just one person." Ichika commented sarcastically, surprising her.

"Yeah, that's about the most friendly attitude we've seen in the past 15 years." Madoka responded sarcastically as well.

"If you don't fully understand anything regarding IS...if you cry and beg me, I may be inclined to teach you. After all, I'm an elite amongst elites, the 'only' one who defeated an instructor during the entrance exam." She gloated again.

"Probably a rigged match." Silva commented and Cecilia heard that and looked at Madoka.

"What was that?" Cecilia asked.

"Oh, just that you need to take a chill pill." Madoka replied.

"And how can I calm myself after a comment like that!?" She replied before the bell rang. "We'll finish this later." She said before going back to her desk.

"What's with her?" Zaruba wondered.

"Beats me." Both twins replied.

(After school in the infirmary)

Chifuyu lead her younger siblings to the infirmary where the girl that was used by the Horror this morning was being kept. She was unconscious and her skin was as pale and cold as ice. The two Knights held out their Madogu.

"Anything?" Ichika asked.

"Oh yeah, this is definitely Horror work here." Zaruba said.

"That is correct, her life force is extremely faint and if it wasn't for her overcoming it then she would most likely be dead."

The two turned to their sister.

"Any luck on finding the Horror?" Madoka asked.

"No luck but I've set up some seals to go off when it detects enough Inga. Even Zaruba and Silva need some help when it comes to detection." Chifuyu commented.

"She has a point." Silva muttered, a few extra hands wouldn't hurt.

"Anyways, I suggest you two familiarize yourselves here. Even though you do not live in the dorms, it is wise to know the area but keep a close eye out for the IS Horror."

"Yes, ma'm." The two responded before leaving.

"I wonder what kinds of things they have to do around here." Madoka wondered before getting another piece of candy out from her duster and eating it.

"Another candy? That sweet tooth that you got is going to bite you one day. How many did you brought with you anyways?" Ichika remarked.

Madoka went into her coat and pulled out a small box. Ichika took it at the last second.

"Too much sweets is bad for you." He said before putting the box away in his coat. Madoka only pouted but Ichika held out his hand. "Madoka, I'm not done."

"Fine." Madoka sighed before going into her coat and pulling out a couple more boxes and giving it to Ichika. "There."

"Come on…"

"Damn it…" She grunted before going into her pockets to pull out some of the chocolates she was saving for later. "There." She said before giving them to her brother.

"Oh please." Ichika responded.

Madoka sighed one last time before taking out the last sweet on her; a lollipop she hid in her shirt. She passed it to Ichika who took it.

"Good." Ichika said, before Madoka felt gloomy.

'At least he hasn't found the stash at home.' She thought.

"Which reminds me, I just cleaned your room today to find a big stash of candy. You won't be getting those back any time soon." Ichika said.

Madoka only had an irritated look before Silva giggled at the misfortune.

"Don't worry, Madoka. We can always get more." Silva assured but Madoka was too irritated and depressed that all her candy was gone to begin with.

The two were soon exploring and looked at the cafeteria, arena, repair bays, etc. While exploring, Madoka bumped into a student.

"Sorry." The student apologized before leaving but Madoka remained indifferent and looked at her.

"Silva." She called.

"Yup, I'm sensing a lot of Inga from her." The silver necklace answered.

"Same but not from the body itself." Zaruba replied before both twins looked at the student before…

"Hey!" Ichika called and the girl soon ran away.

The twins started chasing her and were running through various things. Until Ichika jumped from wall to wall and tackled the girl. Ichika turned the girl over and got out his lighter. He opened it, revealing the green flame and the girl's eyes started reacting towards it.

Ichika pulled out his blade and placed it against her neck.

"Madoka, get the IS off of her." Ichika instructed.

Madoka nodded and was about to approach her but the student kicked Ichika away and opened a nearby door to see Chifuyu.

"Ms. Orimura!" She recognized but Chifuyu held out a brush and aimed it at her. Makai runes appeared around the brush before it emitted a blast of energy, pushing the girl back.

"Makai Bastards…"The Horror muttered through the girl as the Orimuras surrounded her. "And just when I thought I was in the clear." The Horror muttered before the IS got off the girl and tried crawling away.

Chifuyu tried blasting it with her magic but the IS jumped out the window and landed into another of a different floor.

"Damn it." Chifuyu muttered as she placed her brush away and checked up on the unconscious student. "She's alright." She reassured.

"And her life force is still strong. The Horror must've only recently possessed her." Zaruba observed.

"What now?" Ichika asked.

"I'll take this girl to the infirmary while you two resume your search. We'll watch over things here for tonight." Chifuyu said before carrying the girl away.

"Well at least we know what that Horror looks like." Silva said.

"Agreed, so, let's get some food here." Ichika said.

"Yosha!" Madoka cheered before the two left the dorm halls. Unknown to them, a certain childhood friend saw the whole scene around the corner.

'Guys, what have you three been doing the past six years?' Houki thought before silently returning to her room.

(Later)

It was soon night time and the twins entered their older sister's room.

"How is she?" Ichika asked.

"So far, there were no complications. She doesn't even remember what happened before." Chifuyu said and it was a sign of relief but they still had bigger things to worry about.

"So are you ready to help us here?" Madoka asked.

"Wait, what about security guards here?" Silva replied.

"I took care of it. I managed to turn switch around agendas for it." Chifuyu assured. She had to pull some favors but it got them a window. "We'll have a couple of hours to search besides even if one of them gets possessed that can make some things easy for us due to the seals that I place."

"Alright then, ready?" Ichika asked.

Chifuyu nodded before she went to her closet nearby revealing the tons of suits she had. She brushed past them aside t find a small switch. She flipped it before a secret compartment opened, revealing her Makai outfit which was really a black coat with a black shirt, shorts, tights, and combat boots. There was also a few talismans and scrolls.

Chifuyu changed in her outfit and placed her scrolls in her coat. She held her brush in a safe place and got a shortsword just in case.

"I'm ready." She said before placing her hood on to hide her identity.

"Finally. Hey Ichika, I bet I'll vanquish this Horror and get one more point close to 100." Madoka bragged.

"You can say it however you like but that kill is going to be mine." Ichika said with a smile before the two noticed Chifuyu leaving.

"Keep this up you two and that kill might be mine." She said before her siblings followed.

"What a competitive family." Zaruba commented.

"But that's what drives them." Silva pointed out.

"Must runs in the family." Zaruba answered back.

(In one part of the school)

The three Makai members decided that it was best to split up to cover more ground. Right now, Ichika was roaming through the dark halls with only his sword and Zaruba at his side.

"A Horror-possessed IS, I wonder what kind of trouble it would serve." Zaruba wondered.

"All the more reason to hunt it down and execute immediately." Ichika answered before passing by the art room. He stopped himself and took a look inside. He calmly placed his hand on one to admire it. "This is one looks good."

"Think you can paint better?" Zaruba asked.

During his life as an apprentice to Kouga, he met his master's wife, Kaoru. She was an artist and when Kouga was a little too busy to teach Ichika, Kaoru taught him nearly everything she knows about art. He became fond of it and would either draw or paint like her sometimes.

"Art is not a competition." Ichika responded before returning to the task at hand.

He soon heard a noise nearby and went to investigate to see what was going on. He saw a pile of books dropped on the ground and Ichika investigated them. The books were just regular textbooks and Ichika placed them back where they are supposed to be. He then heard screaming and ran to the cry.

He looked around and saw nothing but ash. He pointed Zaruba at it.

"Well?"

"The Horror was definitely here. These ashes must've been what's left of the poor sod who got it." Zaruba grimly said.

"I see…" Ichika said with a grim look on his face. Like any other Knight, he refused to see anyone fall victim to the Horrors and the sight of it never made things easier.

Ichika soon just stood up and resumed patrolling. Unknown to him, Houki was following him. Ever since they met up again, Houki noticed that her two best friends were different. The clothes, the demeanor, and what they're doing right now. She just wanted to make sure that they weren't doing anything bad.

(With Madoka)

Madoka was in the upper levels and was searching just like her siblings.

"You look tired, Madoka. Can't handle the night shift?" Silva teased.

"If it wasn't for Ichika taking my sweets then maybe I could be a bit more active tonight." Madoka replied.

"To be fair, you always did have a thing for sweets…like your master." Silva replied.

"It was an important lesson back then." Madoka said as she thought back to the past.

(Years ago)

Madoka and her master, Rei, was at a bar during their night patrol.

"Hey shouldn't she be home or something?" A drunk customer remarked.

"She is, with me." Rei clarified before he noticed his cocktail about to be taken by another customer but stopped her. "That's mine."

"Oh?"

Rei nodded and took a sip and he had a sour look. He looked at the bartender.

"Hey, you should now your regulars by now. This needs more sugar." Rei suggested.

"Then it wouldn't be a white Russian. Just buy some ice cream instead for you and your student." The bartender replied.

Rei only had a sour look after another sip and took some complimentary candy. He ate one before passing some to Madoka.

"Enjoy it because not everything in life is going to be sweet. That's why I eat these." Rei explained.

(Present)

"That's just his way of thinking." Silva sighed.

"Maybe but it still doesn't change the fact that this shift can-." Madoka started before…

"Hey! Arms in the air!" A security guard instructed as she appeared behind the female Knight.

Madoka complied before the IS Horror crawled and noticed the scene. It decided to take advantage of the opportunity by trying to take Madoka.

When it jumped up, Madoka moved away at the last second only for the guard to be taken instead. Madoka pulled out her blades and pushed them against the newly possessed guard as she was also pushing against a window.

The possessed guard laughed with the Horror voice as Madoka kept her cold stern look.

"What now? You don't intend on killing this new vessel, are you?" She asked. Madoka grunted if it's one thing horrible about a Horror is that they always play every dirty move that they can get.

Madoka's hardened look hasn't changed but instead pushed her further against the window.

"No, but I don't mind slowing her down a bit." Madoka answered.

The Horror growled at her response and before a seal went off near them and oushed them back but destroying the window. The IS Horror got off and jumped out.

"Damn it!" Madoka cursed before dragging the unconscious guard somewhere safe. She gently laid her down and looked down at her necklace. "How is she, Silva?"

"The damage in unnoticeable, there's nothing to worry about. You should be more worried about the Horror." Silva reminded.

"I know and it went outside, that's where Chifuyu's level is." Madoka said before racing downstairs.

(Outside)

Chifuyu was wondering around the outside of the Academy and held on tightly to her brush in one hand and the shortsword in the other.

She may have been a Makai Priestess but she always trained herself to the point that her power can be similar to that of a Makai Knight's. After all, she wants to protect her younger siblings. She could hardly believe that they have to be at her school despite everything.

It would've been easy to blame Tabane for exposing them to the world especially Ichika who announced him as the first male IS pilot. She has no doubt that the Watchdog of their district is going to nag her and the others to death for this.

Her thoughts were interrupted when she saw Madoka approached her.

"Madoka, what is it?" She asked.

"Chifuyu, we have a problem. We found that Horror but it escaped and it was heading your level." Madoka explained.

"I see…" Chifuyu said. If the Horror sees them and they attack, it'll only retreat, they needed a plan. Soon Chifuyu was thinking until a light bulb went up in her head. She looked at her younger sister. "Madoka, Silva, can you two communicate to Ichika and Zaruba?" Chifuyu asked.

"Sure, why?" The two responded.

"Listen carefully…" Chifuyu started before she started whispering her plan.

(Inside the building)

Ichika continued patrolling the halls while Houki was still following him.

"Ichika." Zaruba called.

"What is it?" Ichika responded.

"It's from your sisters." Zaruba said before whispering the plan to Ichika's ear. Meanwhile Houki was wondering what was going on.

"Who is he talking to?" She wondered.

"I got it, let's hurry before they do, Zaruba." Ichika smiled.

"You got it." Zaruba answered before Ichika took off and Houki pursued him quietly.

(Outside)

Chifuyu sent Madoka back inside to prepare for the plan and resumed patrolling. She then heard something crawling and took out her brush just in case. Meanwhile the IS Horror was behind her and was going to make its move on her.

It jumped at her before Chifuyu quickly turned and kicked it away.

"Damn it…" It grunted before Chifuyu channeled energy through her brush and firing a energy projectile at it.

The IS Horror jumped all over the place before jumping into a nearby window.

Chifuyu smirked before rushing inside the building.

The IS Horror looked to see that it was in the halls near the cafeteria and wandered into it. Soon the lights turned on, revealing Madoka with her swords at the southern exit.

"Think you can get away from us that easily?" She mocked as she laid her swords against her shoulders.

The IS Horror didn't respond and tried crawling to the northern exit only to see Ichika with his sword unsheathed. Unknown to them, Houki was hiding around the corner near Ichika.

"Because if you're thinking of getting a midnight snack from this place then forget it." Ichika said before pointing his sword at the demon. "No meal for you tonight."

The IS Horror looked at the main exit and tried getting away through there but Chifuyu appeared and used a barrier spell on it.

"I leave the rest to you two." Chifuyu said while Houki covered her mouth to suppress the gasp at the scene. Just what was going on here?

"If you want something done properly…" The Horror said before transforming into a demonic version of the standard IS given here. It roared at them but the twins seemed unfazed by its intimidating appearance. Instead the two just looked at each other and nodded.

Houki watched in awe as Madoka raised her twin swords in the air and cut circles of light above her which soon became one. Ichika did the same with his own sword. The circles shattered and armor pieces came down from each one to bond with their bodies.

For Madoka, her body was clad in silver armor and her shortswords transformed into refined silver scimitars and Silva still appeared around her neck. And she had the insignia of a diagonal line from top left to bottom right on her waist. A wolfish roar can be heard when her face was soon covered by a silver helmet which resembled a wolf's face. This was the Silver Fanged Knight, Zero.

For Ichika, his body was clad in golden armor and his sword turned into a refined golden longsword and Zaruba still appeared on his finger. And he had the insignia of a golden triangle with a red center on his waist. Another wolfish roar can be heard when his face was soon covered by a golden helmet which resembled a wolf's face as well. This was the Golden Knight, Garo.

Like many Makai Knights, the helmet's eye hues take on different colors when a new user inherits them. For Garo, his eye hues were silver while Zero's were a dark gray.

In the Netherworld, two clocks began counting down from 99.9 seconds.

The two Knights took a combat stance as Houki had an extremely surprised look on her face.

"Are those ISs?" She wondered before getting a better look at them, making her eyes widened. "Those aren't!" Houki gasped. Those were definitely not ISs. Just what were her best friends up to during the past six years?

"Makai Knights!" The Horror growled.

"Not just any Knight, I am the Golden Knight Garo!" Garo declared.

"I am the Silver Knight Zero!" Zero declared.

"And we will cut away your Inga!" The two said in unison before Zaruba started talking.

"This is definitely Armored Horror Dulahan. He takes over suits of armor and then forces himself on victims, forcing them to wear him while he sucks them dry." Zaruba analyzed.

"Definitely the Horror mentioned in the letter." Garo said before he and Zero charged. Dulahan spun at the two before charging for Zero with an energy saber. Zero blocked it before getting free of the hold and slashing it a few times. She soon combined her sword to make a double-bladed lance and slashed it before kicking it to her brother.

Garo slashed it from the back before jumping over it. Dulahan looked at him before Zero threw her lance and it spun like a boomerang, slashing the Horror across the chest twice before flying back to its wielder's hand.

Zero chuckled and Dulahan growled before Garo flew in at Dulahan with his sword out. The sword plunged itself deep into the Horror's chest and flew past the northern exit. Zero walked up to see her brother having the kill.

"Aw man…" She complained. The score was now 87-86. She looked to her left and saw Houki. "Houki!?"

Garo looked as well and was just as surprised.

"Houki!?" He recognized before noticing that the Horror was about to explode. Garo removed his sword and raced to Houki as it exploded. While most of the blood got on Garo and it disintegrated upon contact, the rest of it got on Houki. She looked at herself before the blood seemingly disappeared off her skin.

"Huh?" She questioned.

The two Knights just stared at her speechless.

"Oh shit…" Zero said as Chifuyu joined them. She was also surprised as she witnessed what happened as well.

"This going to cause complications…" Chifuyu said.

Zero walked up to Houki and placed her swords against her neck.

"Madoka!" Garo called as he sheathed his sword.

"She'll just suffer if we don't end this now and you know it!" Zero replied.

"What!?" Houki exclaimed, confused by the situation and the fact that one of her best friends was pointing swords against her neck.

Zero felt Chifuyu's hand n her shoulder.

"She does deserve an explanation, though."

"Fine…" Zero replied before she took her swords away. Soon the Twin Knights dismissed their armor and their weapons returned to their normal looking forms.

"Wha…" Houki got out before passing out.

"Well, she'll get one tomorrow." Madoka said.

"And another one to the Watchdog, she's not going to be happy when hears about this." Chifuyu said.

"We'll go with you there tomorrow but…" Ichika looked down at the unconscious Houki before carrying her bridal style.

"I'll leave this to you two." Chifuyu said before leaving the cafeteria but she stopped and looked back at them. "Her dorm room number is 1025." She said before leaving the scene and turning off the lights.

Madoka went through Houki's pockets and took out the dorm key. They were soon walking the dorm halls.

"So why can't we kill her, this will only cause problems." Madoka pointed out.

When a human is covered in Horror blood, that human will attract more Horrors since they consider a Horror bloodied human is considered to be very…appetizing to their tongues. And if the Horrors won't kill them, the blood will in 100 days. After the 100 days, what happens next…isn't pretty.

"The smell of blood on her should attract more Horrors. Put simply, keeping her alive will make our jobs at hunting much easier." Ichika answered. It was a lie though, he actually wanted to save Houki. He didn't want another Rika incident and like his master, he believed that all people were worth saving, good or bad.

"So you're using her as bait?" Madoka and both Madogu asked.

Ichika only nodded as they found the door number and Madoka unlocked before the two walked in. The two looked around and saw that the place was decent looking. They also noticed that there was no other person living here which makes things easier.

Ichika gently laid Houki on the bed before he and his sister looked around. Ichika noticed Madoka looking through the cabinets.

"What are you doing?"

"I'm curious." Madoka anaswered.

The soon heard Houki moving before she opened her eyes.

"Was that a dream?" She wondered quietly before looking at the twins.

"I'm sorry, Houki, but unfortunately it was all reality." Ichika said with pure regret. Houki got up and looked at the two a little scared. "Don't worry none of us will kill you, right Madoka?"

"Yeah, sure." Madoka answered.

Houki then got off the bed before walking up to the two.

"What was that thing!? What's with those armors!? And why did you try to kill me!?" She asked.

"That's a pretty way of saying thank you. We even took you home." Madoka answered.

"You guys carried me here?" Houki asked.

"Ichika did." Madoka said, which cause Houki to blush.

"You were surprisingly light." Ichika commented. "Anyways, now that you feel better, we should leave."

Ichika and Madoka were about to leave until…

"Wait!"

Ichika sighed.

"Don't worry, we'll talk tomorrow but right now…it's been a hell of a night. See you tomorrow in class." Ichika said before he left.

Houki looked at Madoka.

"What happened to you two the past few years?" She asked.

"We…changed." She answered before leaving her alone with her thoughts.

The two were soon walking back to their bikes.

"Well, that was an interesting first day of school." Zaruba commented.

"Wonder how Tabane is going to take this?" Silva wondered.

The two didn't say anything before getting on their bikes and driving home.

(On a nearby roof)

A hooded man was watching the two leave before another hooded man approached him.

"My lord, it appears Dulahan has failed us." He said.

"I never intended for him to succeed but only to see the Knights themselves." The other said.

"What now?"

"Now, we wait and see how things unfold and soon we will make ourselves known to the order and after that, I will have my revenge on those damned Knights." The man muttered as a dark aura surrounded him.

AN: There's my first non-KR story chapter. It's going to a be quite a change but I feel like I could handle it. Anyways, be sure to review or message me for any questions, comments, or concerns. And don't be afraid to look at my other stories. Alright, I'm done, goodnight.